Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Fishing – Artificial bait
Reexamination Certificate
2000-06-29
2001-12-11
Abrams, Neil (Department: 2839)
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Fishing
Artificial bait
Reexamination Certificate
active
06327814
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
This invention relates generally to a hard disk drive, and more particularly to a mechanism for preventing damage to an external interface between the pins of a connector and the mounting location of the connector.
2. Description of the Related Art
As the size of hard disk drives continues to decrease, it has become increasing difficult to prevent damage to an external interface between the pins of a connector and the mounting location of the connector. In particular, there is a need to provide a mechanism that forcibly guides hard disk drives when they are mounted in personal computer systems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A hard disk drive has a base bottom surface and a male connector to which at least one protruding pin is attached. The pin has a longitudinal axis that is substantially parallel to the base bottom surface and is exposed toward the base bottom surface. A female connector cover portion covers at least a portion of a plane above a female connector. The plane is substantially parallel to the base bottom surface. The pin of the male connector is inserted into a pin-receiving portion of the female connector by guiding the base bottom surface along and on an insert-guidance surface. The female connector is mounted on the insert-guidance surface and has at least one pin-receiving portion corresponding to the pin of the male connector so that the pin of the male connector can be received. The female connector cover functions as a forcible guide in mounting the hard disk drive to prevent damage at the external interface between the pins of the male connector and its mounting location.
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Amano Yoshiroh
Ishikawa Jun
Nakatsukasa Katsumasa
Tsujino Hitoshi
Abrams Neil
Bracewell & Patterson L.L.P.
Duverne J. F.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Martin Robert B.
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